“How you feeling back there?” I couldn’t lie even if I’d wanted to. “Fucking amazing.” “Oh yeah?” The smile on my face was so ridiculous that I was glad for the mask I wore. “Yeah. That was—” “The ride of your life?” Arrogant. “Pretty damn close.” Solo banked the plane to the right, heading back toward base. “Hmm. Stick with me and maybe I’ll get you there by tonight.” For the first time since I’d been back in the cockpit, I felt my body fully relax as Solo began the descent, and just as he was about to land the plane and we would be surrounded by our fellow trainees, I said, “Or maybe
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